- fuck my life im doing reasonably good in career. but fucked up in all other aspects 😪 dont have good friends to enjoy the company fucked up love life - breakups and heart breaks no family near by - i feel miserable only reason i live is to pay the bills and for that paycheck. i’m drunk and vulnerable. pls d
- NBA players are hypocritical, self interested idiots They take a stance when it doesn't affect their paycheck, but as soon as it could impact their millions they suddenly "shut up and dribble". They would have done the same thing during the Holocaust of the Germans were the fans.
- What would you do? Potential opportunities across the country, possible increase in TC, but... TL;DR: Would you switch from 50k/year subcontractor gig in a low cost of living area on the east coast to an 80-100k/year full time position in the bay area? Hey folks. I'm a v- over at msft, so paycheck and benefits from elsewhere and the scorn of FTEs from everywhere. I've unintentionally fallen
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and industry lounge. - Trying to make it TLDR graduating next year, have been leetcoding for about 4 months straight, i want the best way to be financially stable, i.e have 250k saved up in ~5 years, is this possible and how I do I go about it? (Any tips on saving, courses or lessons, getting better at my future job (data science) etc wil
- WHERES MY PAY INCREASE (msft rant) Everyday I witness lesser engineers getting huge payouts at google and Facebook, this must change at Microsoft! I work hard here and deserve a raise. Honestly, 200k just isn’t worth the amount of effort I put in as a new grad. I roll in the office around 1130 ready to work. WHERES MY PAY INCREASE!!
- link Google employee: I was involved in the internal decisions involving James Damore, and it's terrible what we did... Saw this on other social media. Unverified, but apparently, a Reddit account validated as James Damore himself seems to vet some of the content. Pretty disgusting if this is what things are coming to. "I was involved in the internal decisions involving James Damore's memo, and it's terrible what
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- Healthcare insurance Someone need to explain to me why they love this healthcare private insurance model. It still does not give freedom, since you must chose between what is covered and what is not, in addition to in network and out of network. It is not transparent because it is almost impossible to know the cost up-f
- How much did you make in your IPO or acquisition as a non executive In startups we are all sold to take a lower paycheck and we could make it big but all my data points point to non executives usually making out with the same if not less than working at FAANG Here are my data points. All acquisitions by major corporations or unicorn companies. Acquisition 1 - noth
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- vote Investment advice Hi Blind I am 32yo, live in the Bay and am a happy renter, I rent an apartment close to work spending $3000/mo (probably going up this year). I don’t have a family, I just have a long term girlfriend and probably am not going to have kids, not interested. My net worth is 1.5M, all invested in Vang
- 30 Years old and nothing to show for it... No cash in bank in the bank at all, No house and not successful in my career which causes stress about work. Barely enough money in my 401k to allow me to survive for 6 months if I end up jobless. Not living lavish or beyond my means. The 30k I made in the stock market was lost in crypto - fml. I
- Resigned from Microsoft Today :) Well, I tried. I really tried to make it work at Microsoft but the place is just psychotic. I’m sure there are pockets of goodness here and there but I sure as hell couldn’t find it. I tried switching teams...had over 30 internal applications for jobs I was qualified for but was only invited for on
- Who is responsible for paying for a child’s education? Child or parent(s)? I’m torn on this issue. Basically my mother signed a $20k parent student loan for me years ago at about 7% interest. This was in addition to my own loans of about $16k that I took out. I now work at Amazon, but am still an L4 in a non-tech role who lives paycheck to paycheck (Seattle is expensive, a
- Life advice Hey everyone. I’d like to get some carrer and life advice. I’m currently working as a SWE and I’m bored out of my mind. I come into work, see some problems and voice my intuition but no one acts on it. I don’t act on it myself because I have no time or motivation for it (more on this later). A few w
- Salary Expectations at Bay Area Startups I'm thinking of moving to a smaller company, like a startup (nothing specific in mind), as a SWE. How much gauranteed pay can one expect at a Bay Area startup (ignoring stocks which could end up worthless) compared to public companies? Could the salary + bonuses match or exceed offers at enterprise
- Bay area - what's your tax return result this year? We end up paying 14k to the bastards - not even sure why, because our paychecks weren't that bloated, and our allowances are also right. We also bought a home and paid a shitton in property tax. Our combined income is 320k just as a note. What are your results this year?
- Contribute more to 401k when the market is down ? Since the market isn’t doing that well is it smarter to contribute more to 401k now ( within the tax exempt limit of $19k) PS - I’m maxing my 401k out already. I’m talking about contributing a higher percentage of your paycheck when the market is down vs when it’s up . Sum total being the same = ta
- Leaving Bloomberg/Repaying Relocation Bonus and Fees In Bloomberg's terms for their relocation package they mention that one needs to pay back their relocation benefits' value prorated to how many months are left until the 2 year anniversary of their start date. Any idea how much you end up paying back in practice? I know it's prorated 1/24 for every
- Payroll mistake after just starting Just started a new job (won’t say where). Anyway my first paycheck finally came in and was a bit more than I expected. Another check just came for three times that amount too. Total amount adding up to 10% of my annual base. Clearly a mistake. Any advice on what should I do? Has this ever happened
- Mega backdoor Roth Looking to hear only from this who actually do mega backdoor Roth conversions on a regular basis, not those who may have just heard or read about it. I make after-tax contributions (and max out pre-tax) from my paychecks to my 401k account at Vanguard. The 401k plan allows taking in-service withdra
- Who says WA is tax free?? Washington although doesn’t have state tax on your paycheck but there are other taxes. There used to be LNI (labor & industries) tax and starting this year there’s another tax - paid family & medical leave (PFML) that equates to 0.4% of your gross up to $132,900. Not to forget almost everything is t
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and industry lounge. - Sr. Marketing role feeling stuck - need advice Currently VP Marketing at a 160 person startup. Manage 14 people directly + 30 others that have overlapping responsibilities. Still hands on with everything from SEO, CRO, Paid Acquisition, Affiliate. I have total ownership over my role and all decisions. But, I’m under-compensated (130 + 20)/yr and
- Where and how to invest monthly savings from paycheck? Relatively new to investing so would like to ask for guidance: Say you save $3000 every month from your paycheck of $8000 after tax, how and where would you invest it? Which stocks/index funds/mutual funds, and what percentage of each? Do you have automatic transfer set up to have these funds dedu
- Underpaid, limited visa, what do I do Software engineer here (5 YOE), I'm working for an outsourcing company and I moved from Europe to California Bay on a L1 visa. My total compensation is 130k (I only get the base salary). Changing jobs is literally changing countries again because L1 is linked to the company. I don't have a degree s
- Investment though Robinhood I am planning to invest in Index funds through robinhood(FDN, VOO, VOOG). I was going through some earlier discussed topic and read that it might result in complicated tax calculation. Can someone please share their experience on the pros and cons. I’m thinking to invest a small portion of my paych
- Should I use supplemental income like RSU to pay off debts and be more financially independent? I’m in my mid 30’s, no kids, and have a significant other with a non-tech income. We have recently begun sharing expenses, which is good because I’ve maxed out my 401K contribution and so I’m making less per paycheck. To give myself some extra cash each month (~$300), I decided to sell some MSFT s
- link Thoughts on Posturetalk, Powertalk, Babytalk and Gametalk? Recovering Clueless/sociopath in training here, what’s the best way to learn how to get better at power talk? Any books/advice/resources would be much appreciated! “The Sociopath (capitalized) layer comprises the Darwinian/Protestant Ethic will-to-power types who drive an organization to function d
- vote Are you a Sociopath, Clueless or Loser? The Sociopath (capitalized) layer comprises the Darwinian/Protestant Ethic will-to-power types who drive an organization to function despite itself. The Clueless layer is what Whyte called the “Organization Man,” but the archetype inhabiting the middle has evolved a good deal since Whyte wrote his b
- AWS Non Tech Program Manager Offer Is this a pretty good offer? I currently have other interviews that I want to wait on, before accepting. Waiting on 3 other big names and 2 start-ups. Level - L5 YOE -5 years Location - Seattle Estimated Year 1 Total Compensation: $151,786. This package is broken out into the following components
- Advice for naive tech director. I’ve been the director of technology department at a small private University in Baltimore for the last seven years. I’m good at what I do and I do a lot more than my $60k salary is worth. I took this job when I was 25 and with only about four years of basic IT experience at the time. My role has s
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- MSFT / LNKD ESPP I'm going to enroll in ESPP program, and we get to deduct up to 15% of paychecks with 10% discount. After reading a lot about the program, I'm not clear on whether 15% is of base pay before tax, or after tax. I understand ESPP is deducted from after-tax net pay only, but not sure if we can contribut
- Switching from Microsoft to Amazon - Tech Sales Comp/Benefits Question In the interview process for an Account Manager role at AWS, currently an Azure seller. The recruiter gave me the basic overview of the Amazon benefits package. Got some questions: How much should I value Microsoft's health benefits over Amazon (in terms of $$)?? I was going to just add up the Amaz
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- When is the earliest I can leave my company after October 1? I m on OPT. My Visa got picked up. And my decision is pending. When is the earliest I can leave my current organization? Or in other words when is the earliest the new company should file for h1 transfer. Should there be any soak time given after October 1. I heard rumors of having 2 paychecks from